Operating Engineers Union

The International Union of Operating Engineers represents heavy equipment operators, mechanics and surveyors in the construction industry, as well as operations and maintenance workers in building and industrial complexes. The union has more than 400,000 members and is one of the largest unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
It is a strong supporter of Democrats, as evidenced through its PAC donations.

The union has long pushed for generous federal highway funding and opposed international trade agreements that it says would threaten U.S. jobs. The union also lobbies on worker safety issues, pension and retirement benefits, health care reforms and wage protection guarantees.

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Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2014

Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on March 09, 2015 and by the IRS on May 12, 2015, lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on April 20, 2015, outside spending data was released by the FEC on August 2, 2015, and PFD data was released by the House, Senate, and US Office of Government Ethics starting in June 2011.

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